P03: Pre-Congress: Brain Stimulation & Neuromodulation - Full Day
Brain Stimulation Teaching Course
Organized by the Brain Stimulation SIG of the IFCN (Ulf Ziemann) and the EMEAC (Andrea Antal)
Co-Chairs
Ulf Ziemann; Department of Neurology & Stroke, and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Andrea Antal; University Medical Center of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
Course Overview
This teaching course aims at introducing the basic theoretical background and practical applications of transcranial magnetic and electrical stimulation, and low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation to young researchers, clinicians, students from all fields of neuroscience and related areas. Every effort will be taken to cover the broad spectrum of areas involved in non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), from basic aspects to clinical trials, and to highlight recent developments in the field. Lectures will be presented by renowned scientists, followed by short practical exercises.
8:00-09:50 TMS Physics and Neurophysiological Mechanisms, novel NIBS technologies
(1) TMS Physics
Ulf Ziemann
(2) Neurophysiological Mechanisms and TMS measures of motor excitability
John Rothwell
(3) Novel NIBS technologies: tFUS
Robert Chen
10:10-12:00 Most Frequently Used Protocols for Plasticity Induction and Therapy; Ethical and Safety Aspects
(1) rTMS (PAS, TBS, QPS) protocols
Takenobu Murakami
(2) tES (tDCS, tACS) protocols
Walter Paulus
(3) Ethical and Safety Aspects
Andrea Antal
Lunch is provided for participants registered for the day-long course.
Session 3 (13:00-14:50): Biomarkers, Combining NIBS with EEG; Therapeutic Indications: Which Protocol for Which Disorders and Why?
Topics and Speakers
(1) TMS-EEG
Ulf Ziemann
(2) rTMS: Therapeutic indications
Giacomo Koch
(3) tES: Therapeutic indications
Jovana Bjekic
Session 4 (15:10-17:00): Hands-On: Pitfalls & Common Mistakes When Using NIBS
Topics and Speakers
(1) Hands-On: Andrea Antal
(2) Hands-On: Caroline Tscherpel
